Plate 153, Painted Lark Bunting

Name/Title

Plate 153, Painted Lark Bunting

Entry/Object ID

JJA.2002.18a

Description

This colored lithograph was done by J.T. Bowen for the 2nd Edition Octavo Version of John J. Audubon's, "The Birds of America". The lithograph details a male Bunting with white markings on its head and wings sitting on a small hill. At the bottom of the image is an inscription reading: "Painted Lark Bunting / Male." The bottom-left reads: "Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon FRS.FLS." The bottom-right reads: "Lithd. Printed & Cold. By J.T. Bowen, Philada." The top-right reads: "Pl. 153". The top-left reads: "No. 31."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collection

Tim Hoogasian Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856
Audubon, John James

Date made

1856

Place

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Notes

Technique: Lithograph

Lexicon

Search Terms

Prints and Drawings, Prints, Birds, Buntings, Lithographs, Lithography, Octavo Birds

Dimensions

Height

10-5/16 in

Width

6-7/8 in